What Nobody Tells You About Galicia’s Rain
Everyone who moves to Galicia hears the same warning before they arrive: it rains a lot. And it does. But that single sentence does not really prepare you for what the climate actually feels like once you are living in…
Magosto: Galicia’s Chestnut Festival
A note on how we wrote this: magosto is celebrated all over Galicia, but it is especially strong here in the south of Lugo, close to where we live. What follows on the local flavor of the celebration comes from…
Fervenza de Brañas: One of Galicia’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls
Tucked into the parish of Santa Mariña das Brañas, in the municipality of Toques (A Coruña), Fervenza de Brañas is one of those waterfalls that keeps coming up whenever people talk about the most beautiful cascades in inland Galicia. The…
Monte Faro: Galicia’s Sacred Mountain and Its September Romería
Monte Faro is one of those places in Galicia that doesn’t announce itself. There’s no big sign on the main road, no tour buses in the car park. You more or less have to already know it’s there, which is…
August in Galicia: Tourists, Traffic, and the Places That Go Quiet
August changes Galicia. It’s the one month where the region’s population seems to double almost overnight, and by now, living here, we’ve learned to read the signs: the supermarket queues get longer, the N-VI fills up with cars carrying license…
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Fervenza de Brañas: One of Galicia’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls
Tucked into the parish of Santa Mariña das Brañas, in the municipality of Toques (A Coruña), Fervenza de Brañas is one of those waterfalls that keeps coming up whenever people talk about the most beautiful cascades in inland Galicia. The…
Pena de Núñez: A Hidden Climbing Sector Near Taboada
Just northwest of Taboada, in the Lugo province, a quiet quartzite outcrop rises from Monte San Cristovo. Locals call it Pena de Núñez, and if you love climbing off the beaten path, it is worth knowing about. A Small Sector…
From Chantada to Fondós
We didn’t have much of a plan, just an idea: follow the road out of Chantada around sunset and see where it took us. That turned out to be a good call. The route runs along the edge of the…
Ancient Megaliths: Prehistoric Stone Monuments
When most people think of Galicia, they imagine the Camino de Santiago, dramatic Atlantic cliffs, green mountains and delicious seafood. But hidden among forests, farmland and remote hilltops lies another treasure—one that is thousands of years older than Roman roads…
Fervenza do Mácara: A Hidden Waterfall
Not far past Castillo de Pambre, where the Pambre River meets the Ulla, lies a small stretch of rapids and waterfalls known locally as the Torrentes do Mácara. We came across it after visiting the castle, and it turned out…
